Wellness

[stevieb]

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@camelot wrote:

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@stevieb wrote:

Apparently, normal human body temperature has been going down and 98.6 is no longer 'normal'...

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Where did you get this information?

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When I saw the OP, I Googled and saw a number of articles indicating 'normal' human temperatures have been edging down for a while. There is also not a single specific point that constitutes 'normal' but the old 'within normal limits' seems to apply.

[Anonymous032819]

98.6 is the AVERAGE body temperature.

Meaning, it is NORMAL for some people to run a little warmer than that, or a little cooler than that.

[CrazyDaisy]

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@stevieb wrote:

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@camelot wrote:

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@stevieb wrote:

Apparently, normal human body temperature has been going down and 98.6 is no longer 'normal'...

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Where did you get this information?

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When I saw the OP, I Googled and saw a number of articles indicating 'normal' human temperatures have been edging down for a while. There is also not a single specific point that constitutes 'normal' but the old 'within normal limits' seems to apply.

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Must be to counter-act that Global warming

[bikerbabe]

Forehead and axillary (armpit) temps run 0.5-1.0 degree F lower than oral.
Rectal and tympanic (ear) run 0.5-1.0 degree F higher than oral.
Studies show average body temp is lower than 100 years ago. Lots of theories. You can google. I recall a good article in Scientifc American.
For me, 98.6 is a slight fever.

[GCR18]

I have no idea what my norm is.  I assumed it was 98.6. At the Drs the other day, it was 96.8.  

[hckynut]

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@SXMGirl wrote:

I had an appointment with an endocrinologist this morning and this was the first time that I had my temperature checked.  It was 97.4, which is actually high for me.  The nurse told me that the new guidelines are 97.6 for the Covid check, which I had not heard.  I found this interesting because that is lower than the average body temp, and I am wondering why the change.

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Wife and I going to the hospital tomorrow for our B-12 shots/blood draws, and Hematologist Doctor for our 6 month health checkup. Nurses check your temp before you can get into the hospital. @SXMGirl  will ask what their numbers are now. Why the change, if there is one?

ETA: We usually get our temps told to us in Celsius. Think 37 is like the 98.6, I think! Anyways, they convert it if we ask.

ETA #2:  My wife just informed me they are no longer taking temps entering the hospital. They are however keeping only 1 entrance and handing out masks. Our nurse in hematology will more than likely take our temps.

hckynut 🏒

[pdlinda]

@stevieb 

I also noticed that difference when I went to the dentist and was surprised.  The temp was 97.6 and I thought it was low as I always used 98.6 and "normal."

I wonder what the thinking was to drop the standard to a "new normal."

[ID2]

I have ALWAYS had my temp checked when I have a doctors appointment. So when I go back to my regular appointments it won't be any different for me. 

[Q4u]

My Dad could be running a raging deadly infection and show no fever at all.  I had to constantly argue with the nurses when he was sick to get him to a hospital.  I run cold.... normal for me is 95 - 97.  Interesting.....  

[stevieb]

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@pdlinda wrote:

@stevieb 

I also noticed that difference when I went to the dentist and was surprised.  The temp was 97.6 and I thought it was low as I always used 98.6 and "normal."

I wonder what the thinking was to drop the standard to a "new normal."

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@pdlinda  I can only guess that statistically more and more adults were being measured with lower temperatures, so that the 'new normal' (and I've really come to hate that term...) is a lowering of temperatures considered considered in the appropriate range for adults.